On the Beat column hints at local happenings and notes
Rushville tips include weather rain aiding crops, Nora Geraghty long-time linotype operator, Tommy Bush builds a race car model aiming for sixty mph, street cleaning and new pedestrian lanes, moving day for Joe Graff family, Roosevelt sets July 1 as selective service registration day, shelter book on air raid defense available, Bismarck sinking aftermath, police warning about dynamite threat, tires sought for race attendance, Bayard Baker’s return, Pendleton water shortage scare, Indiana tomato crop expansion for defense, and a Rushville staffer expecting a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Joe Graff
Joel
Grandpap) Ridlen
Roosevelt
Selective Service Act
Germany
Bismarck
England
Hood
Rushville
Court House
Jack Moore
Dick McNabb
Fred Norris
Bill Norris
Junior Stephens
Mark Pingleton
Hubert Hunt
Humane Society
Joe
Container Corporation
Wilbur Gatewood
Pendleton
Indiana
Doggone
Rushville Republican
Memorial Day Safety Push Urges Caution Ahead of Long Weekend
Safety officials warn Memorial Day 1940 could see more accidents due to a three day weekend starting Thursday May 29 with many shops closed until June 2. They urge motorists to prepare vehicles, pace trips, avoid alcohol, and drive defensively to keep death toll down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Conservation Bureau
Association of Casualty and Surety Executives
America
Janet McCorkle Hospitalized For Mastoid Trouble
Four year old Janet Carole McCorkle daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard McCorkle entered Riley hospital in Indianapolis Friday evening and underwent an operation for mastoid trouble Saturday. She is progressing as well as can be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janet Carole McCorkle
Howard McCorkle
Riley Hospital
Indianapolis
Henry T. Turner Died Wednesday at 68
Henry T. Turner 68 lifelong Rush County resident died suddenly at his Henderson home early Wednesday. A farmer by trade he had retired. Survived by widow two daughters Mrs Lawrence Price and Mrs Joseph Butler a son Roy two brothers Oscar Benjamin Chester and two sisters Mrs Ollie Barret and Mrs Susie Foster Final rites at Hannegan Christan church Friday at two Rev C L Shaw to lead Interment in Hannegan cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Turner
Rush County
Henderson
Dayton
Ollie Barret
Spiceland
Susie Foster
Connersville
Hannegan Christan Church
C. L. Shaw
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Hannegan Cemetery
Unimproved Home Leads Coffin Family Report
Mr and Mrs Enos Coffin at Mrs Bearl Addison's home near Homer remain unimproved as a status update from local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos Coffin
Farmers Vote On Quota In Rush County Referendum
Wheat growers in Rush county and the state may vote in the national wheat marketing quota referendum Saturday. Eligible voters must have fifteen acres of wheat producing at least 200 bushels for 1941 harvest. Polls open 6:00 a m to 5:00 p m in each township with AAA chairmen and two eligible growers in charge at each polling place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Indiana Agricultural Conservation Committee
Triple A
AAA
Ripley
Donald
Ruby
Raymond Manche
Clyde Henley
Anderson
Milroy
Howard Henderson
Clyde Archey
A. H
Earl George
Frank Humphrey
Rushville
Court House
William Martz
Leroy Waits
Sam Anderson
Union
Ging School
Ernest Whick
Program of East St. Christian Church by Primary department
A church program lists multiple performances and duties by the Primary department. Recitations from students including Billy Pitts Jackie Hinshaw Diana Kennedy Miriam Parker Joan Stinger and others are scheduled alongside piano and clarinet solos by Charlotte Moore John Allen Ruby Patty Pitts Maurice Stinger and more. The program includes songs drills offering and a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primary Department
Billy Pitts
Jackie Hinshaw
Diana Sue Kennedy
Miriam Faye Parker
Joan Stinger
Carol Kaye Sims
Sharon Faye Sipe
John Allen Ruby
John Munden
Billy Mann
Carolyn Pitts
Elvet Moore
Patty Pitts
Susan Winslow
Marlene Graff
Maurice Stinger
Primary Dept
Jane Miller
Birth at Coleman Hospital Ronald Lee Gatewood Born
Born Wednesday evening at Cole man hospital in Indianapolis to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Gatewood a seven and one half pound son named Ronald Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coleman Hospital
Indianapolis
Wilbur Gatewood
Ronald Lee
Unemployment Claims Drop in Rush County in April
Rush county jobless workers claimed 432 dollars in unemployment insurance during April, down from 695 in March and 922 in April 1940. Indiana as a whole paid 357,932 in April 1941, a 54 percent drop from 787,169 in April 1940, with 121 rural and 311 Rushville claims in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Sprague Snyder
Connersville
Indiana Employment
Wilfred Jessup
Indiana
Rushville
Vacation Bible School Sees Sixty Enrolled For Week
The Vacation Bible School opened Monday at 8 30 with four departments Kindergarten Primary Juniors and Intermediates. Sixty students are registered and sixteen staff run classes under Mary Hull Julie McMichael and Rev Maines. room remains for more attendees before Decoration Day May 30 and next week June 2 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hull
Julie McMichael
Willella Henley
Edna Kennedy
Mary Louise Hill
Naomi Ray
Shaw
Ethel Clark
Mary Gray
McMillan
Nell Beher
Patty Pitts
Norrene Phelps
Judith Henley
Maines
Kenworthy Sorta
Rev. Maines
Motorcycle powered car wins at Midgetdrome
Ben Emrick of Dayton Ohio capped the main event at Midgetdrome Greenfield Saturday night with Johnny Carpenter of Syracuse NY finishing second. Ist heat winner was Bob Breading of St. Louis Missouri while Bob Mulke of Chicago Illinois driving Elto Outboard Motor No 44 tangled with Frank Wing of Chicago Illinois on the north curve and was unhurt after being flipped. Les Adair of Indianapolis Indiana crashed through the south guard rail but escaped injury. Another race card is planned for May 31 at Midgetdrome Greenfield Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Emrick
Dayton
Ohio
Greenfield
Johnny Carpenter
Syracuse
New York
Bob Breading
St. Louis
Bob Mulke
Chicago
Mlinois
Elto
North Curve
Frank Wing
Illinois
Mulke
Les Adair
Indianapolis
Indiana
South Curve
Midgetdrome
Former Local Teacher Honored in Rushville
Miss Nelle Cassady, Rushville junior high instructor, retired after fifty one years in education. She was surprise luncheon guest last Thursday at the Louis hotel hosted by the high school faculty. Mr Lockwood spoke as Miss Cassady responded, and she received a porch chair and stand from the teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelle Cassady
Rushville
Miss Cassady
Louis Hotel
Lockwood
Winona Newsom
Tax Collections Up Rates Climb in County Totals
County treasurer Mrs. Helen Winkler reports spring tax receipts about 13 000 higher than 1940 due to a higher rate. Current taxes 261 963 with 19 079 delinquent and 426 moratorium taxes. Various townships and corporations show gains with totals ranging from 2 095 at Glenwood to 77 826 at Rushville city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Winkler
Rushville
Union
Walker
Washington
Glenwood
Rushville City
Two Youths Injured In Car Crash South Of Carthage
Glenn Miller sixteen and Tommy Cooper fifteen were hurt when their car veered on a gravel road near Carthage and hit a bridge abutment. Miller required five stitches for head wounds and Cooper suffered broken teeth and facial cuts. State Policeman Charles Adams investigated. A B Thompson transported them to Greenfield for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenfield
Carthage
Glenn Miller
Tommy Cooper
Miller
Cooper
Charles Adams
A. B. Thompson
Second Selective Service Registration Set for July 1
President Roosevelt proclaims Tuesday July 1 as the second registration day under the Selective Service act for the United States Hawaii Puerto Rico and Alaska. Men who are 21 on or before July 1 and born after October 16 1940 must register between 7 am and 9 pm. About 3 500 000 young men will be affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Roosevelt
Wicbert Mann Returns Home After Appendix Operation
Wicbert Mann has returned to his home here after an appendectomy performed in Indianapolis last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wicbert Mann
Indianapolis
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Nora
L. Geraghty
The
Republican
Bush
Hitler
Ernest Boehm
Rudolf Hess
Mastin
Gores
East St. Christian Church
Piano
Charlotte Moore
Lavada
James Russell Winslow
Camp Patapsco
Elkridge
E. Wildman
American Friends Service Committee
Security Division
Carthage Corporation
Ripley Township
Center
Jackson
Noble
Orange
Posey
Richland
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